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Ärende: Parallels preps major update to Windows virtualization software
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From: mike <mike@barkto.com>


http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2276

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Parallel, Inc. is preparing to make a quantum leap in the art of Windows
virtualization software for the Mac with a new version of its Parallels Desktop
software that will introduce a refined user interface and greater support for
Apple Computer's Boot Camp software.


A beta of the upcoming release, distributed to testers this week, packs a
completely redesigned interface for windows and dialogs, making them even
easier to manage and more appealing to the eye.

Another major enhancement in the new version -- labeled Parallels Desktop for
Mac Beta Build 3036 -- will allow a pre-installed Apple Boot Camp partition
with Windows XP to be used as a virtual hard disk drive. Users of the software
will be able to boot from that Boot Camp partition directly from within
Parallels Desktop, forgoing a restart.

Build 3036 will also allow the main Parallels Desktop window to be resized like
any other Mac application window and the Windows interface will instantaneously
auto-adjust its screen resolution to match the new window size.

Another long awaited feature slated to make its debut is "seamless
drag-and-drop" of files and folders between Windows and Max OS X. Along the
same lines, a feature called "coherency," will display Windows applications as
if they were Mac ones.

"Try it and enjoy best of both worlds truly at the same time," Parallels told
testers in a set of release notes accompanying the beta build. "No more
switching between Windows to Mac OS. "

Also near completion is a feature that will cater to users having more than one
virtual machine (VM), making each of them "available through centralized VM
catalogue which appears on each Parallels Desktop for Mac instance start."

Parallels told testers the latest builds of the virtualization software improve
graphics performance by up to 50 percent on different applications. Meanwhile,
improved USB compatibility will do away with the annoying "wait 5-10 seconds"
message that typically appears when connecting a USB device to Parallels
Desktop.

The software's networking capabilities are also receiving a significant boost,
with on-the-fly switching between network modes while the VM is running and
support for up to five virtual network interfaces. Similarly, users will also
be able to run Cisco VPN and many other complicated networking applications in
conjunction with Connection Sharing Mode.

Other new features included in build 3036 include one-click virtual machine
aliases, transparent mapping of command-AZXCV key combinations, shared folder
configuration on-the-fly, drag-and-drop of CD/FDD images and folders, and some
new eye-catching animations that coincide with Power On/Power
Off/Suspend/Resume/Pause functions.

Additionally, Parallels said its adding a "Transporter Beta bundled" in the new
version that will help users migrate their Windows PC, VMware or Virtual PC VMs
to Parallels virtual machines.

The Renton, Wash.-based company said build 3036 will be a free update to the
current version of the software.
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